captioning sponsored by ll newshour productions >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight: a momentous anniversary. we look at how america is still grappling with racism as we mark juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s.cr then, echoess the continent of africa. george floyd's killing sparks widespread protests, condemnation of the united states, and demands for equality. >> we don't want to be done any favors, but all we want is that beings. be treated like human >> woodruff: and, the politics of face coverings. health officiali say they save s in the pandemic, but divided over whethwearngly

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>> nawaz: across the country, massive gatherings, on a scale many say is long overdue. from oakland, california, to atlanta, georgia. >> i wanted to be here amongst the people i grew up with, in order to form some type of unity. >> nawaz: meanwhile, in galveston, texas... >> district of texas. military order, that on june 19, 1865, informed the last group of enslaved people here, they were that was two years after president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. president trump has claimed credit for raising awass of juneteenth, after planning a lly in tulsa, tlahoma, home 1921 tulsa massacre, in of black residentstrled hundreds p postponed the rally to saturday, and today tweeted a rning salvo to any" protestorsaganarchists, itators, looters, or lowlifes." juneteenth is noa federal holiday, but 47 states and the district of columbia now

recognize the day as a holiday or observance. in vginia and new york, it's now a paid holiday for state workers. and corporations from twitter to target, nike tthe n.f.l., have also made juneteenth a paid holiday. but as juneteenth is remembered, history is revisited. in washington, d.c., a statue of george preston marshall,he man who refused to integrate the city's professional football team, was removed. in decatur, georgia, cranes pulled down a 112-year-old confederate monument. and in brooklyn, new york, a reflection on how far the country has come... >> for a very long time, juneteenth was not recognized, it was not celebrated-- not heavily, right? and over the course of the weeks it took pele like you, who finally hear the struggles that we've been struggling with for years in our community. >> nawaz: ...as this next chapter in history is still being written.

for the pbs newshour, i'm amna nawaz. >> woodruff: we'll have more on the juneteenth holiday, and take a closer look at the history of racial violence in t oklahoma, right after this news summary. e mayor of louisville, kentuc said that one of the officers involved in the killing of breonna taylor will be fireds two other offiemain on administrative reassignment the shooting insidigation into apartment in march. meanwhile, the atlanta pole officer who shot rayshd brooks to death waived his initial t court appearanay. murder and other c. felony there are new concerns today that the covid-19 paemic is accelerating. the world health organization reported that the largest-d sing uptick in global cases to date. nearly half of the 150,000 new coronavirus infections are in the americas.

>> the world is in a new and dangerous phase. many people are understandably fed up with being at home, countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies. but the virus is still spreading fast, it is still deadly, and most people are still susceptible. >> woouff: yesterday, ve u.s. states-- florida, south carolina, texas, arizona, and california-- all set new daily records for infections. eday, dr. anthony fauci, nation's top infectious disease expertnd a white house health advisor, said it's "unfortunate" and "frustrang" that some americans aren't following recommended health guidelines to prevent the spread of covid-19. the u.s. navy today upheld the fing of an aircraft carrie captain who warned of the sprea of covidoard the u.s.s.

"theodore roosevelt."ou a quarter of the 5,000 sailors aboard ultimately became infected with the vis, including one who died. the navy says the virus came aboard during a port call to vietnam. nick schifrin has that story. >> reporter: judy, it was a remarkable scene at the pentagon. the navy's top officer excoriated the captain of the t.r., brettrozier, accusing him and his boss, rear admiraler stewart baof failing to prevent the covid 19 outbreak. they are accused of being too slow to evacuate sailors and endanger the entire ship when ey moved some infected sailors out of quarantine, all before crozier's alarm and email that started the crisis today, the officer said the email was unnecessary becauseps the st were already been ken. day there's a reversal that

says crozier should best reed. the navy are not hold more senior officials responsible even those who approved the port visit to vietnam. as for the ship, it's back at s. >> woodruff: thank you, nick. toesident trump is pledgin renew efforts to end protections for those brought to the u.s.hi illegally ldren. yesterday, the supreme court rejected his action to end the daca program. today, the president tweeted that his administration "will be submitting enhanced paperssh tly," but he didn't provide any further details. white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany folwed up this afternoon. >> we're looking at documents currently, and we're going to move forward in a responsible way and cure some of the remedies and unlawfulness that we see with the previous memo that brought daca into place, but we want to find a compassionate way to do this. >> woodruff: yesterday, the supreme court ruled that the president does have the authority to end daca, but his reasoning was "arbitrary and

capricious." bass has been selected to be the next chief master sergeant of the air force. she will also be the first womai in u.sory to serve as the highest-ranking non-commissione officer to le of the u.s. military services. bass has been in the air force for nearly 30 years. in the presidential campaign, minnesota senator amy klobuchar is no longer vying to be presumptive democratic nominee joe biden's running mate the former presidential candidate said late thursday, he should use the opportunity to "heal this nation" in her words, by picking a non-white woman instead. >> america must seize on this moment, and i truly believe- as i actually told the vice president last night, when i called him-- that i think is is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket. >> woodruff: klobuchar's

decision comes amid protests over racial inequities that began in her home state after the killing of george floyd by a white police officer in minneapolis. a federajudge in california has approved pacific gas and electric's plan to exit bankruptcy. its outdated equipment sparked wildfires that killed more than 100 people. pg&e will now pay more than those fires.for losses from stocks were mixed on wall streeo y. the dow jones industrial average dropped 208 points to close at re,871. the nasdaq rose points, and the s&p 500 slid 17. a passing to note tonight. acclaimed british actor ian holm has died from a painson's- related illness. holm played bilbo baggins in "the hbit" and "lord of the rings" trilogy.

he was also a long-time member of theoyal shakespeare company, and known for his award-winning perfmance in the title role of "king lear." ian holm was 88 years old.an and, an ned bus in the alaskan woods made famous by thv book and "into the wild" has been removed over safety concerns. state officis said tourists eyutinely needed rescuing from the site, where aid homage to a young man who died ofre starvation tn 1992. an alaska national guard helicopter airlifted the bus from near denali national park to an undisclosed site. still to come on the newshour: the united states continues to grapple with racial inequality on this juneteenth. george floyd's killingparks widespread protests and demands for justross africa. wearing a mask becomes an the pandemic persists. a and, much more.

>> woodruff: as we saw earlier,e le across the country today are observing juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of slavery in the united states. the commemorations ang held in many communities, including tulsa, oklahoma, where president trump will hold an election rally tomorro some residents are upset with the timing of the visit, especially as the city is trying to dl with its long history racial violence. yamiche alcindor's story was produced in partnership with pbs affiliate oeta in tulsa. and a warning, it includes some disturbing images. >> alcindor: today, commemorations for juneteenth kicked off in tulsa's historic greenwood district. kristi williams, a community activist and tour guide, calls

>> you can feel the pain. you can feel the hurt. you can even sometimes hear the tears of those ancestors as you walk through greenwood. 1 >> alcindo years ago, greenwood spanned 40 blocks of black-owned business and homes. it was known as "black wall street," one of the most prosperous areas in the country >> greenwood had hotels, nearchitects, doctors, att. it was the mecca of black entrepreneurship, blacic econ they actually created an economy within an economy. it alcindor: but starting on may 31, 1921, a mob killed some 300 black residents here and burned much of greenwood to the ground.e lsa race massacre-- as the incident is now known--ll came afterations that a young black man working as a shoe shiner had assaulted a white woman. charges be droppede case. the drama of the real-lifeac mare was captured in the

recent hbo fictional serie" watchmen." no arrests were ever made, and insurance companies refused to pay ouclaims. and the stories of those whoiv su the violence were largely buried, through fear and intimidation. >> we didn't talk about it all, yamiche. >> alcindor: tiffany crutcher, another community tivist, says she only learned about the massacre after leaving the city. >> the first i heard of it is when i went off to college, and people would ask, "where are you from?" "tulsa." and th would just immediately say "black wall street" or "tulsa race riot." after the third time, i went home and said, "dad, what are they talking about?" >> alcindor: for the crutcher family, tulsa's racial violence isn't just history. in 2016, her twin brother, terence crutcher, was killed by a white police officer. he was unarmed, and video of his killing became national news. the next year, aofury found thcer who killed him, betty shelby, not guilty of first-degree manslaughter. >> terrence, i miss him so mucht

and i made a vt night, that i would not rest until i transformed tulsa's department and police agencies >> alcindor: for hfor kristi williams, and for so many others in this community, the death off georloyd has reopened wounds. following the protes over floyd's ath, bodycam footage showed tulsa police arresting two black teeners for jaywalking, in what many saw as an abusive and unnecessary stop. around the same ti y, major traves of the tulsa police department said in a radio interview at officers should actually be shooting more african americans than they currently do. >> all of their research says, we're shooting african aricans about 24% less than we probably ought to be, based on these crimes being committed >> alcindor: the backlash came fast. >> the issue is the culture of policing. that'shat we're fighting against. is he the voice of the tulsa police department?do >> alc the comments by the local officer, and the

nationwide protest over policing have renewed focus on tulsa's dark history and racial struggles. >> as i always say that the same wall street is the same policing culture that killed terence crutcher. and we have yet to receive reparations for black wall street.d family-- we have yet to receive any atonement ordg hiknownt of what happened to terrence froms city. >> alcindor: meanwhile, this weekend, president trump is planning to visit tulsa for anin or campaign rally, his first donce the coronavirus shutwn. it was originally scheduled on juneteenth, but he moved it to saturday after facing fierce criticis >> and we're going to be in oklahoma, and it's a crowdno like... i guesdy's seen >> alcindor: in 2016, the state of oklahoma overwhelmingly voted for president trump. his supporters-- some who lined for days ahead of the event-- say th're excited to have him back on the campaign trail. >> nothing like a trump rally. >> him and his family have

sacrificed so much for our country. >> we have a steady hand and a stable genius for such a time as this. that is an answer to prayer. it's an answer to prayer. >> alcindor: but the state is experiencing a significant spike in covid-19 cases. and, this week, city officials, cluding the republican mayor, g.t. bynum, said they are worried about the rally and counter protests. >> i want to be clear-- i'm not positive that everything is safe. i'm not a public health professional. i'm not here to testify to the safety of anything. >> alcindor: tiffany crutcher said she is most scared for the elderly, mostly african american workers at the arena where the rally will take place, and about possible violence in a city that's alrdy seen so much. >> we're a ticking time bomb. and on top of that, this weekend, one of the largest gun shows at the fairgrounds in tulsa will be taking place. so we're trying to make sense of it a. >> it's a distractio what we really need to be focusing

on. >> aindor: for her part, kristi williams, the tour guide, says on juneteenth, her community needs to focus not onb president trum on rebuilding what they lost so many years ago. >> it's a time for black people to come together, l across this world, especially in this country, but to reevalua where we are as far as economics, as far as jobs, as far as health, as far as education, as far as housing. and we need to look at where we stand, create a plan to progress in all of those areas, and then we need to convene back in greenwood on juneteenth to see the progress that we've made. >> alcindor: to talk more about the significance of the tulsa massacre, juneteenthand this moment on reckoning on race, i'm joined by mark anthonyeal. he's a professor of african and afrierican studies at duke university.

juneteenth has been commemorate- >> thankfor having me. reporter: -- by americans. but a lot of americans are just now learning about juneteenth. what do you think people should it's an important historical or marker. of course, the emancipation proclamation occ jursnuary 1, 1863. general grainger delivers that to t folks in texas on june 19th, 1865, more than two years after the emancipation proclamaoron. what's int to remember about this particular moment is the emancipation poclamation only freed slaves in the confederacy, not the union. january 1865, the 13t 13th amendment makes slavery abolished. six month even after that, the message finally gets to the folks in texas. what i'm always struck with about general grainger's nguage is what's lied in the context of it is folks should stay on those plantations

and continue to work as they clear language about blackvery idleness, black leisure would not be tolerated going forward.l so there wereys limits on what citizenship could be in that moment evenhough folks suddenly had some sense of freedom. >> reporter: what do you make of presint trump saying he made juneteenth famous and the renewed atteion that the day is getting this year? >> it's not surprising. of course, hehinks he's been the best thing to ever happen to black mark. that being said, it speaks to the fact there's always been a huge gap between african-american cultitural prs, the things that we believe in, the things we do, age ceremonies that we eng and what whi america actually knows about us. soahere's no question tht, even though he did not make the hoday more famous or well known, it is something now in americans the way it had never been before and, quite frankly, had he not chosen initially to

schedu this rally in tulsa on juneteenth, whether that was aou conspolitical decision or him just not being able to read throom, it'clear over the past couple of weeks more white american are aware of juneteenth than ever before. >> reporter: what should whitean amerand corporate america holiday consider?ning about this >> i think it's important to remember this is an opportunity to learn. we've seen a lot of incredible shifts in terms of corporate america. when you thinkof the timeless symbols of slavery, pot slavery, aunt jemima, the cream of wheat man, uncle ben, e fact these things are disappearing sugamsts corporate ica is trying to be on the right side of history. we also neeed to be clear live in a cancel culture, a culture that's quickly able to shift dpeople's allegiances, corporate america is well aware to have the bottom line within this cokeext. we'd lto believe they have been acting on good faith to be

tory,e right side of his but in this case, the right side connected to the bottom line.ly >> reporter: thinking of the culture we're living in, you talked ant cancel culture, we're also living through police protests and the aniversary of this massacre, juneteenth, presidt trump's rally and rhetoric, all happening at the same time. what do you make of that. >> feelsike a rupturous moment. almost like the moment inha juneteenthsomething has changed and shifted in the culture. it'slmost like this algnment of stars, if you will, that we could have never imagined. so many americans were feeling in traumatic states because to have the covidynamic in which they were raising general regardless of race about whether or not they had full citizenship this country. because so many folks were home dealing with covid and theit pandemiceant they spent much more time watching television, so literally g

everyo to se george floyd's killing in ways they might not have been able to check in ont it before and, because of covid, when we think about all the young folks out there in the streets whoal no would be in school or pursuing internships or working, suddenly no had available time in which they could act upon their passions, their polital passions. it's just a unique moment wheale these things come together, again, even going back to the president's decision to hold cthis rally and, rse, he's been aching to hold the rally because he has been able to for so long in choosing that particular dae andllowing us to have a much deeper conversation about race in this country. >> reporter: as you think about juneteenth, after slaveryc came jow, kkk, and domestic violence that african-americans had to experience throughout the historof america, what gaps still exists when we think about what america did and how it t fail ensure equality for all americans? >> i think one of tes cle gaps is around economic inequality and ecomic

inequities. when i think about the great work done by my colleague san diand his partner dirs ten where thereooking about reparations in their book from here to equality, i think that's when we go forward to address the gaps that still exist, i think we can achieve some sort of racial ewall if folks feel like they're in on theme playing field. >> reporter: mark anthony neal of duke university. >> woodruff: the protests over the killing of george floyd have struck a chord across the african continent, and they have arked not only demonstrations, but a deeper examination of the roles of race, colonialism, and on through the centuries. and, the united states'

reputation. from kampala, uganda, special correspondt, michael baleke reports. >> reporter: from the castles on the gold coast of africa that held men and women before they wereoaded onto ships to be sold in the americas, to the bustling modern capital of ethiopia in east africa, to protests in south africa, a country still feelin effects of aparteid, africans are questioning the legacy of colonialism and slavery. racial discrimination isn amos wekesa's mind as he plays a board game with his son during the covid-19 lockdown. wekesa is a ugandan businessman, a black african married to a white american. they believehey are safer in uganda than in the u.s.-- safer tifrom the racial discrimi his wife observed growing up in the u.s. >> ( translated ): our firstborn

is thinking about university, and our second-born, and it's very sad that she has l them, "if you're thinking about university outside uganda, don't think about thu.s., because of the racial challenges that are in there." people like me, the husband who travels to the u.s. for business or them that travel for family issues, they go there in a very scared way. >> reporter: amos and his family have joined in solidaritstwith u.s. pros against police violence towards african americans. ♪ ♪ as did peoplliat this black s matter rally outside the u.s. consulaten cape town. the lingering effects of police brutality resonate there-- systemic racism was entrenched in the law.

>> reporter: across the continent, there's been an awakening about africa's colonial history. the names of streets and buildings, symbols of european colonial oppression, and exploitation. in a bid to reclaim thes countride, ugandan lawyer apollo makubuya is leading a petition drive to change those names. >> ( translated ): we are targeting those and m we have evidence, to show that thea perpd crimes against humanity, they violated human rights, and we object to their continued glorification on the streets of uganda and elsewhere. >> reporter: they propose to use the names of heroes instead. the events in the u.s. and europe are creating more

awareness in africa about the history of colonial rule. take a closer looke past,s to and to think about how to reframe it, says professor mwambutsay ndebesa. >> colonialism, racism, discrimination, and whatever cannot be eliminated by merely removing symbols. but symbols is one of those seforts towards removing t injustices. >> reporter: the u.s. protests have redoubled plans by some ethiopian americans to invest in their country. feleg tsegaya gave up on the u.s. seven years ago. he now runs a successful online food delivery service. even with the threat of covid- , he says ethiopia offers more opportunity for him and his business than the u.s. did. >> even my own family thought i

was a little bit crazy at firstv but we've seen the past three years, we've grown two y times.r over year. >> reporter: he runs ethiopia'se first e-commerompany, a 21st century success r by and for africans. d, a world away from the business conducted centuries ago on the cape coast in west africa, then the center of the gold and shive trades. keorical sites like the elmina castle, built by the portuguese and later taken over by the british, still stand in ghana. the steel barriers and rusted chains that bound slaves before the horrific middle passage across the atlantic, still in the holding cells. but as the rest of the world pulls down monuments that depict colonialism, authorities here are calling r the renovation and rehabilitation of such sites

as reminders of the past. >> ( translated ): you are here today, so you have seen it. what of those who will come after you? what will they see to learn from what happened in the past? >> reporter: but historians argue that there are different ways horrific events can be remembered. >> i am not for erasing that history, because history is important. whether positi or negative, those names should be put downr in books the museum for people to recognize them in the past. >> reporter: last year, ghana marked 400 years since the first slave ship sailed. this year, a policeman's knee oa ican american's neck is a stark reminder of the enduring consequences of that voyage. for the pbs newshour, i'm michael baleke in kampala, uganda.

>> woodruff: with more anderore coronavirus cases and covid-19 hospitalizations, the debate over wearing face masks is creating a sharp divide among some americans. in a moment, william brangham will talk with a doctor about the evidence surrounding masks, but first, he begins with this report. >> brangham: even though nearly everyone in the public health community says wearing a mask in crowded places can help slow the spread of this pandemic, for some, masks are an affront. >> i understand the coronavirus is real. >> brangham: former major league baseball player aubrey huff summed up this view: >> hell, i would rather die from coronavirus than to live the rest of my life in fear and wearing a damn mask. >> brangham: every week, social media lights up with mask requirements.>> i work form

asking this member to wear a mask, because that is our company policy. so either wear the mask... >> and i'm not doing it because i woke up in a free country. >> brangham: on the flip side, there are numerous stories ofin people engin "mask shaming"... >> get out! >> brangham: ...like here, where shoprs in a grocery store hound a woman for not wearing one. >> get the beep out! spilling into government.s ao >> wearing masks decreases the shed of this virus. >> brangham: in montgomery, alabama, after a parade of eddoctors and nurses testi about the surge of covid hospitalizations, and the need for masks, the city council on tuesday voted down a face mask requirement. >> i think this is a overreach of the government. i think to make somebody do something, or wear something, is a overreh. >> brangham: but the next day, montgomery's mayor passed an executive order requiring them.

some governors have required everyone wear masks in public places. but greg abbott, the republican governor of texas, has banned cities and counties from fining residents who refuse to wear them. i make clear on a daily basis that wearing a mask is very important, and local officials t se same message. putting people in jail, however, is the wrong approach for this thing. >> brangham: the centers for disease control and prevention, and the world health maganization, both now recommend people wear clots as a proven prevention strategy. but, that wasn't always their recommendation, and reversal has added to people's suspicion. dr. anthony fauci recently tried to explain that change, saying that officials were worried about health care workers:or >> we wanted to make sure that the people-- namely the health care workers w were brave enough to put themselves in harm's way-- we did t want them to be without the equipment that they needed. >>rangham: president trump

this week suggested some people choose to wear masks notor protection, but to signal they don't like him. and with rare exception, and against the advice of his own officials, the president has repeatedly refused to wear a mask in public. across the country, ma of his supporters are following his lead. for more on the politics and the science of mask-wearing, i'm joined now by dr. ranit mishori. she is a professor of family medicine at georgetown university school of medicine, and she is also the senior medical advisor for physicians for human rights. dr. mishori, very nice to see you again. before we get to the politics issue, could you just remind us about the science about the efficacy of masks?ll >> yes, it's almost... seems like almost every day we're getting a new study that shows that face masks are trying to curb the transmission of the coronavirus. from studies in labs to modeling

studies to actual studies in communities, we've seen evidence at wearing a mask can be extremely efficacious in loweri the transmission rate and getting people not to be infected witthe virus. so we're seeing really we're seeing one srom health affairs, which was a modeling study, but it swed that wearing a mask... the more-- the more states that low that or mandated that, we can avert the transmission to between 230,00leto 450,000 pe that's a lot of people, for an action that is so easy, so simple and only ldly inconvenient. >> brangham: mildly inconvenient right. l i mentioned in that piece, there was of mixed messaging that came out at first, at the beginning of the pandemic, where public health officials said "there's no need for american citizens to wear masks," and then all of a sudden that switched.. you saw uci's response to that.

what do you make of that mixed messaging, and the cfusion it might have sowed? >> yes, there's no question that there was confusion. and remember in the old days... back then-- it seems like years ago... those were the same messages that i gave to my own patients. but the reality is, back then, we didn't have as many studies specifically looking at coronavirus. we had studies based on wearing masks for fl oprevention. ... one thing is, the science is evolving when it ancomes to the coronavirus everything, including mask wearing, but also clinical management, is changing basically on a daily basis. so that's one reason. but the other one, as he was talking about, is that at the time, the was a huge shortage in personal protective equipment for physicians. and there was a concerthat if everybody ran out to get the n95 th even the surgical masks nothing would be left for physicians and nurses and other health professionals, and that would mean that those people who come in e closest contact with very, very sick people wouldn't

be protected. but now the shortages are not as bad, and we have a lot more research that shows that this is very engective. >> bm: so what do you make s these protests? if the evidence clear and as you say, 's really not that much of an inconvenience. how do you explain this, this growing sortf revolt against wearing masks among some parts of the population? >> as a doctor, it's really, really hard to accept it and to look at it and think that it's appropriate or acceptable. it has become very socially and politically contentious, of course. i think some people think that the coronavirus pandemic itself is a hoax. and if that is a hoax and it's not really happening, then why would i need a mask? other people see it through al politins. they think of people who wear a mask as somehow sending anti- trump messages. but again, as a... as a public health pern, as a doctor, i think we need to see it through the lens of public health, through the lens of helping

somebody else in your community be protected. >> brangham: i want to turn to a slightly different issue, and that is that, in some states that have been reopening recently, in the last we month, we've seen a spike in new infection rates and those very troubling arts from each state of new cases going up. the president and some of his administration have argued that we shouldn't be alarmed at thoss spike in c and that's simply a reflection that we're doing more testing. and so we' finding more cases. e true.n part, may but that's really not the whole story, right? >> absolutely. i mean, yes, when we tre, we will find more. but what's really happening is... beyond the increased number of testing... is that we're seeing hospitals being overwhelmed. i.c.u.s being filled to capacity. people going into the hospitals. so a lot of it is about the fact that more people arehe showing up and are sick enough to require hospitalization,e

which to a sign that it's not just about testing. it's about more people actually gettry sick. >> brangham: dr. ranit mishori of georgetowuniversity medical school, thank you so much for being here ygain. >> tha so much for having me. appreciate that. >> woodruff: now we turn to the analysis of shields and brooks. that is syicated columnist mark shields, and "new york times" columnist david brooks. hello to both of you. so much to talk about this week. i guess that's the way it always is lately. but, mark, let's start with these two big supreme court rulings his week. yesterday, the court ruled in favor of youngmmigrants who came to the u.s. illegally. earlier in the w tek, they e ruling was in favor oflike q rights, saying that they were covered under the civil rights

act of 1964. in both cases, oe or more of the more conservative justices sided with the libers. the president responded by saying he wants new justices on the court. i guess my question is, what do these rulingsay about the court and is it in step with the country?nk >> i the court is in step with the country, judy. ironically, the lgbtq decision was anmp historical ierative from the 164 civi civil rights t when judge hoard smith, a segregationist from virginia, chairm of the rules committee, inserted after color, race, creed and nationain the civil rights bill, sex, and hoping to sabotage the bill. but it sailed through with sex ther and that was where, of course, justice gor fsuund the justification for changing

the absolutely correspondent district riruling that had been prevalent in the united states that a couple could get married on a sunday legally, same-sex, and the bride or groom could be red on moday for having been revealed to be ang lbtq, a member of that community. so i think, in that sense, there was almost an historical direction to it, and as far as -- i do not understand donald of ch who came here, who daca, were brought here without their will, not even inolved in tir will, raised, have gone on to colleg united states marine corps, the united states army, have no criminal reord, somewhere eight out of teericansen and belie those people should remain in the country.

i don't know wre he sees the mean streak in the american electorate that wants these people who have onlyed in the united states, who have served their countrynd who are abiding by good assistan upcitip rules to be exported to a country that they do not know. s i think he' the losing side of this issue in public opnion, answer and the justice and decency. >> woodruff: david, what about these two cases? what do they say? >> well, when you don't have a functional congrs, then the power or branch of government that is functioning is going to take cotrol, and that's what happened as mark sid, the overwhelming majority think it's a terrible idea to be able to fire somebody on the basis of their sexual orientaon, they support daca, and congress sun able to act when you have gigantic majities.

so the supreme court acted. it looks a little legislative to me if you loeok at th decisions, but the country moves with the people, and the people have moved se both the issues, and the court is now the only functoning branch of governm we have. >> woodruff: and the president saying, on the young immigrants, that they're going to try to come up with new language butto remaine seen whether they can do that. mark, another piece of bad news the president got this week came in the form of john bol book, his former national security advisor, the title of the book " the room where it happened," a lot of what's in the book embarrassing the president, saying that he asked the chinese leader to help him with his reelection, that he didn't know norway wasn't part of russia and just a lot more, the white house denying it all. but how much of this is damaging, mark, do you think, to the president and what does it say about john bolton? >> what it says about john bolton is a you can call him al

truth ler, a snatc a snitch or t fink, you can't call him a patriot. of course, john bolton concluded donald tr is intellectually unqualified, morally bankrupt and ethically handicapped. but he refused to testify, did not volunteer to testify at the impeachment hearing this past february, very kind o artfully skirted around it. i think it could come back to bite some of tpublicans who voted against witnesses. joni aaronson, steve danes, ande li graham who voted against witness. his tetimony might well have falon into a partin -- just been ched up, but now it's the center. i would say the first person that owes an apology is the university of pennsylvania for

turning out a graduate who did not knondw that finas not part of russia, did not know that the third nation in the world to getar a nucower was e 64united kingdom, som years before he was elected. but the point you raise, judy, is the key one, and that is china, going to run against joe biden on china, that joe biden was too kind to china and john bolton was saying donald trump askechinmto give hi hand getting reelect by buyin soybeans, had no qualms, gave an moral gight to the millions of uighurs being put into camps. >> woodruff: i said norwabu it was finland that the president was asked about whether it was part russia. but, david, what does the book

say about president? does it change the opinions of e president? >> i don't think it really changed their opinion. i mean, he uses the office fors al gain. i think that's the portraithat we get in e who book, certainly get from the excerpts, and that's deinitely sort of corruption not using the office to serve the public good but donald trump's good. the one thing of the story that stuck out that i d not know about was the chinese telecom company zte, which apparently trump offered to give them a break on the investigation of their apparent breakage of the iran blockade, and trump said, i you knoould go light on that investigation, and that's trueñi corru wion. thatt a presidents not supposed to do. if bolton hadome out with that story in the middle of the impeachment process, it would have been gitic. would it have demanded impeachment? i dowd it, but it would have been a wig story ande would know a lot more about exactly

>> woodruff: so much discussion in the country about race relatns, treatment of black americans. that had a lot to do, i'm se, with amy klobuchar's statement last night in a tv interview, ted to bet she w taken out of the running. i guess she called vice president biden earlier, she wanted to be taken outf the running to be his mavice presidential runnin and said she's urging him to choose an african-american pwoman. how mussure is on joe biden to choose a woman of color? >> wel joe biden volunteered -- he was going to pick a woman in an unpressured debate situation with bernie sanders, so there he is and, obviously, events have given greater emphasis and support t a woman of color joining the ticket. will say this, judy, the polls are not unimportant. the wider the gap between joe

biden and donald trump, and if it does continue to widen in the polls between now and the first of all, it gives him a lotre latitude on whom he chooses. most decisions ofe vicesident are made on who can help me. you know, i need that help. but i would say right now that the chances of a woman of color tying chosen are pr good. one leading democrat said to me this week, i wish he could choose elizabeth warren. why? he said because elizabeth warren in ten mines took bloomberg and reduced it to rubble in ten minutes. mike pence to stop the carnage.u you want elizabeth there on the first tuesday after the

first monday in novembe that's the dilemma joe biden facessism referring backto how she handled michael bloomberg i the primary debates. but what about joe biden and his coming decision, whenever it comes? >> fir of all, i think it's unfortunate if you were a prosecutor, that's a problem to. being a prosecutor is a noble function and it turned out to be negative for her. unfortunate i don't think the vice president pick will not lp hi much. he needs to be able to govern and make sure thrts not aar between moderates and the left, he needs to someone who can take over on a moment's notice.

e there women of color who can do that? obthously. i thinre's a lot of people who could fit that bill, and ilo think he has of great options, but i just would say it's about governing, t abo running. >> woodruff: and, of course, a lot of people bring up the point that if joe bid eencted, he will be the oldest person ever to occupy or ever to take ofice as president of the united states. we've only got about a minute, so just in a fedsw seco both of you, juneteenth, mark, it's a day we were aware of, but now, a ay, never before. what does it say about this country, in just a few seconds? >> well, judy, it's remarkable. u think of january 1, 1863, the emipion proclamation and two and a half years later, word finely gets some two and a half months after the end of the war,t gets to gavels, texas,

that slavely -- galveston, texas, that slavery is abolished. and what a remarkable transformation and a day to celebrate. our dawning awareness of it is important, and i think it ought to be nationally institutionalized. it's important we do fulfill the deenaration of indnce that all men are created equal. >> woodruff: david, in just a few secds. >> yeah, i'm struck by for many decades the pioneer experience was the defining american experience, and then the immigrant experience was the fining experience. now the struggle for racial justice is the defining a experien it's right a holiday about that rises in prominence. today is juneteenth. shields, david brooks, we'll see you next friday.

>> woodruff: the pandemic continues to claim the lives of hundreds of americans every day. we want to take a moment toe ♪ ♪gnst a few of them. samantha wissinger was a fighter. the michigan native never lost her infectious laugh or elifting spirit, even as battled stage-3 breast cancer and stage-4 brain cancer. she was always helping others, whether that mnt working as a registered nurse, or fostering kittens. last year, samtha married the love of her life, markus. wednesday would have beetheir first anniversary. samantha was 29 years old. costell akrie was so kind and humble that people called him" saint costell." he served in the air force during the korean war, which led him to meet dianne. w

the engaged after one month, and would have celebrated 65 years of marriage this year. costell earned five college degrees while working three jobs to support his wife and two children.ve acn his oakland community, he helped build a neighborhoodnd playgroundeaded the bay area urban league's bureau for veterans awaairs. costel88. jeff baumbach knew how to brighten anyone's da that joyful spirit propelled his reer as an intensive car nurse and his volunteer work for the boy scouts of america. in california. jeff met his wife, karen, inch highl. together, they raised four children and planned countless family vacations, from caribbean cruises to disneyland. w 57 years old. eric gore was quiet and reserved, but fiercely loyal to

his family and community. following inis father's footsteps, ec spent decades in the civil service, including as a philadelphia firefighter. when he wasn't working, hisan daughter las always by his side. together, they learned spanish and mandarin. eric was 48 years old. anita wynalda of washingtonst statd at just four foot- nine inches, but her daughter says she had a huge personality. boisterous and loving, anita-- or anna-- worked around the clock to provide for her family, including her 13 grandchildren. anna's generosity came through in her work as a registered nurse, and overnight cashier at walmart, where she knew many of her customers by name. anna was 66.

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